Sanghamitra Savadatti
Dr. Sanghamitra Savadatti is the thematic lead for Health for the Urban Vulnerable, an ecosystem vertical at KHPT that aims to bridge global best practices with local innovations, stakeholder engagement, systems strengthening, and citizen ownership to address emerging and evolving health priorities of vulnerable urban populations in India.
She holds an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a DrPH from the University at Albany (USA). With over 18 years of experience in public health, her expertise spans cross-functional team leadership, strategic program planning and design, operational decision-making, program monitoring, teaching, mentoring, and research.
Dr Manoj Kumar Pati
Dr. Manoj Kumar brings extensive experience of over 15+ years in health research, policy, and practice, having led and contributed to design and implementation of large-scale, multidisciplinary public health programs that span across chronic disease management, primary health care, noncommunicable diseases, maternal and child health, and community-based care. Currently, he leads the respiratory resilience theme at KHPT, especially focusing on systemic challenges and addressing social determinants through evidence-based interventions. His work is set to study the burden and impact of chronic respiratory diseases such as Asthma and COPD in hyperlocal poor neighbourhoods and occupational settings and design resilient community owned interventions that integrates climate-health adaptation measures to manage Asthma and COPD.